Tyler, The Creator Recalls Being Helped By Frank Ocean

As part of GQ magazine(TM)s Man Of The Year 2012 issue, Tyler The Creator praises "Channel Orange" and remembers when Frank Ocean helped him.

The Odd Future collective’s infiltration into the worlds of music, fashion and television can obscure the fact that Frank Ocean was actually one of the first members of the crew sign a recording contract. Ocean was inked to Def Jam—where his work was shelved before he decided to release Nostalgia, Ultra on his own—before the “Yonkers” video went viral. In a brief interview with GQ magazine, Tyler the Creator reflected on those early days when he got a helping hand from Frank Ocean.

“That’s my nigga, because I was broke as fuck a year and a couple months ago,” Tyler revealed, in a brief interview for GQ’s Men of the Year 2012 series. “He would take me and a couple other friends to random restaurants and meet all his other famous friends and shit. It was cool. It was like this other life I didn’t know. He had a nice ass car.”

“I first heard Channel Orange like in pieces,” Tyler added. “[Frank Ocean] took me to the studio and played me pieces, and I was stoked. My favorite is “Sierra Leone.” I actually don’t know what the fuck he’s talking about on “Sierra Leone,” I just like the way it sounds if you want to know the truth.”

CALLME3ZE

Anonymous

revin:
The entertainment industry labels any man who doesn't take it up the coat a "homophobe".
^ this is a valid statement......
there are a LOT of people out there who feel like they are being pressured into accepting the lifestyle. People don't need to know the local weatherman is gay, they just want to know if to carry an umbrella tomorrow or not.
It looks more & more like a recruitment than an acceptance issue, the Sandusky's that rule business can say it's consensual. Women need to watch out, the politicians are trying to change the definition of rape while they're walking around with Zumba tights and UGGS on.
In summary, be careful what you wish for.

revin

revin

Aaron McGruder is a modern prophet. That picture is like that Boondocks episode with Ganstalicious' "Homies over Hoes".
Yeah, that picture is suspect and guilty. And cosign all the commentary on how rap has been deliberately turned into a gay vehicle. Remember when all of the major rappers were being asked their opinions on gay marriage in interviews around their release dates. All of these rappers had to pledge allegiance to man booty. I don't trust the rap industry. Rap is gayer than country music. That is saying a whole lot.

Anonymous

Endo

You completely missed the point of the Gangstalicious plot if that is what you got out of it. The purpose of the story was to show how homophobic hip hop was; the fact that his repressed sexuality was coming out in his music and style was just for laughs and ancillary to the point. Gangstalicious was ridiculous because he was closeted, not because he was gay. Aaron McGruder is not in the least a homophobe, if you had actually seen his work and not just used it to prop up your talkin points you would remember the plot thread in the comic strip where Huey gets mad at the gay couple that moved into the neighborhood for tolerating their neighbors' intolerance.

STRAIGHT NIGGA

DAMN RIGHT MY NIGGA. AARON IS A FUCKING GENIUS. AND ANY PERSON THAT AGREES WITH GAY MARRIAGE OR ANYTHING GAY DESERVES TO GET SHOT IN THE HEAD AND BURNED TO A CRISP. ALL THE TRUE STRAIGHT PEOPLE SAY NO TO THAT SHIT, WORD UP.

realshit

Sensaye

The funny thing is, a year ago, you guys were jockin' these niggas like they were the next coming of The Wu-Tang Clan. These dudes were corny and wack to begin with. Anyone that has to do outrageous shit in order to get attention is not gonna be able to keep people's attention for long. Sooner or later you'll run out of facades and you'll have to actually show some skills, that's when they get exposed. To be fair, I do think that there's some production talent in that crew, but that's all.

Anonymous

86% of the comments on this page are homophobic, don't even bother scrolling theres no one intelligent below this line...
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John Lemon

Anonymous

He would take me and a couple other friends to random restaurants and meet all his other famous friends and shit. It was cool. It was like this other life I didnt know. He had a nice ass car. Hmm... it sounds like Tyler The ProCreator remember at these expensive, luxurious rape date

nohomo

thatswhathappens

hip-hop homophobes... take a picture of them having fun on stage (albeit one that was timed a little awkwardly) and say it's gay just because of Frank's orientation? come on guys, who gives a shit, his music is dope.

Anonymous

Anonymous

Anonymous

I hope tyler is saving his money.... Cause this hipster/indie/instagram thing probably only has about a year or two left in it. And hes getting too old to appeal to crazy little white kids.... Good luck in life.